Re: Linus Torvalds - Man of the century
When it was suggested that we all go to the Pathfinder web site and
vote for Linus as man of the century, it struck me as a very good
idea and I did so immediately.
Personally, I think the idea of picking one person to stand out above
all others in the 20th century is ridiculous. A really pointless
excercise. But they are going to do it anyway, so why not vote for our
guy? Linus certainly will not "win" man of the century, but that's not
the point. As users of Linux, we believe that a free computer operating
system is good for humanity. At least it would be if more people used
it. So we all should be looking for ways to promote it. The NPR piece
was good. Having Linus get a few votes in Time Magazine's silly contest
would also be good. Just enough to get mentioned somewhere. The idea
is to get Linux mentioned in the mainstream media as much as possible.
And typing the words "Linus Torvalds" and clicking a submit button
doesn't seem like too much effort to me.
David Densmore <dden@rollanet.org>
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